ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 34893
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| Date: | Sunday 22 February 1998 |
| Time: | 14:25 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 172P |
| Owner/operator: | Montgomery Aviation Ltd. |
| Registration: | N54172 |
| MSN: | 17274902 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1981 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 9600 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-320 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | York, PA -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Gaithersburg, MD (GAI |
| (KTHV) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The airplane was on final approach to a 4,448 foot long runway with a displaced threshold of 740 feet. A passenger in a landing helicopter stated '...Our position was approx. 1/3 down the runway and as far left in the taxiway area finishing final approach. We were down to 15-20 ft. As I continued to observe the aircraft. The wings began to seesaw left and right, back and forth and then the airplane dropped sharply and I observed debris fly up from below the drop off at the end of the runway.' Another witnesses observed the airplane pitched down more than 60 degrees and in a turn. The airplane impacted a grass knoll about 300 feet from the displaced threshold of the runway, and came to rest inverted. Examination of the wreckage did not reveal any pre-impact malfunctions of the airframe or engine.
Probable Cause: The pilot's failure to maintain airspeed during final approach which resulted in an inadvertent stall/spin.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB NYC98FA066
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-Oct-2008 10:30 | ASN archive | Added |
| 07-Apr-2024 14:29 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Operator, Other fatalities, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Category, Accident report] |
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